Why Graham Norton Changed His Answer When Asked About The Worst Guest On His Show

In all the years Graham Norton has hosted The Graham Norton Show, Hundreds of guests have sat on the sofa or the small spread-out chairs they had during the pandemic. Yes, there have been many jokes and entertaining moments on the show over the years.

But nevertheless, someone has to be the unfortunate, well-known face that receives the dubious distinction of being the "worst" guest. The show has a the nature of having a large number of guests every week.

So when the Graham Norton Show premieres, Graham's response to the question of which guest he thought was least impressive has changed throughout the years.

Robert De Niro, according to Norton, was initially a pretty "benign" presence on the show, failing to wow both the audience and Norton with a story that could ultimately cut through the room floor. "Last time he started telling a story – he went on and on," Norton explained at the Cheltenham Literature Festival a few years ago.

"We were all leaning in, willing it to be amazing... then he finally went, ‘why am I telling this?’ Nobody had an answer. We cut it."

But when Graham was talking about it at a Dublin event honoring the release of his book Forever Home, he revised his response to the question about the "worst guest."